I have yet to see one article that did not refer to Lewis as an "icon."
I have lots of icon on my Smart phone. I don't recall seeing any of Lewis.
“I have yet to see one article that did not refer to Lewis as an icon.”
Frankly, I am from the civil rights era, and I was relatively active in the civil rights activities on campus, and I had never heard of John Lewis. King, Bond, Marshall, Randolph, even a minor newcomer like Jackson, yes; but Lewis? Never.